It is with great sadness the Connors’ family
announces the passing of George Wesley Connors at the age of 92 in the
early hours of Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, in Fredericton,
N.B.
George was born on May 16th, 1927 in Blissfield, Miramichi,
N.B. to parents Milton and Minnie Connors (nee:
Weaver) and were blessed with four additional children; Mary
(predeceased), Mona (predeceased), Isabel (predeceased)
and Grace.
At age 9, George and family moved to Fredericton
where he continued to live until his passing. With an interest in
wildlife and its preservation, George pursued an education in the
Ranger School at University of New Brunswick, graduating in 1952.
George went on to work as a forest ranger for most of his working life
where he enjoyed travelling throughout N.B. and being close to
nature. It was while he was a ranger, George became
acquainted to his first wife Thais nee: Robinson
(predeceased).
George and
Thais were married for 25 years and were parents to Dean of
Fredericton, N.B. and Todd (spouse: Laurie) of Hamilton, O.N. and
grandparents to Kyle (spouse: Krystal) of Brampton,
O.N.
Later in life, George was married to Mary
“Deanie” Evelyn nee: O’Hara (predeceased) and were together
for 25 years where they enjoyed the latter parts of their careers and
golden years. During this time, George enjoyed being a private driver
to the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and his great many hobbies
which included curling, cross country skiing, target shooting,
cribbage, woodworking, lawn bowling & became especially fond
of Spiderman later in life and was thoroughly amused by
“Spidey”, as he would call the masked
hero.
George was an
extremely humble, kind and giving person and could easily charm anyone
with his gentle nature. Despite having loss and hardships in his life,
he steadfastly stayed true to this nature and
demonstrated the importance of these qualities to his family
and to anyone he met simply by being the admirable person he
was.
We will miss you and you will always be
remembered.
The Connors’
family would also like to extend our deepest appreciation to the staff
at Shannex for the loving care they provided to George in his final
days.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September
29th, from 6pm-8pm at Bishops Funeral Home, 540
Woodstock Road, Fredericton. Funeral Service will be held at 1pm on
Monday, September 30th at Bishops Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will
be held at the Hermitage Cemetery following the service.
Donations in George’s memory may be
made to a charity of the donor’s
choice
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of George Wesley Connors..
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick